Recent accusations and antisemitic occurrences that took place in Fraternity and Sorority Life last week spread across social media platforms and has caused disappointment among the USF community.
Reports surfaced of a Jewish Pi Kappa Phi member having a swastika drawn on his body by the pledgemaster without consent as a part of initiation activities, according to USF Hillel Program Director Sylvie Feinsmith.
She said that while the fraternity responsible has been revealed, the students involved have not been officially or publicly identified.
“Everybody’s passing the buck saying, ‘Oh, it wasn’t us,’” Feinsmith said. “Although there are a lot of people who are corroborating the story.”
Following this act, an anonymous student, believed to be a member of the fraternity, posed as the pledgemaster and posted a hateful and antisemitic message Feb. 16 to GreekRant, a website for fraternity and sorority members to post and rank other organizations.
In a universitywide email sent Tuesday by Dean of Students Danielle McDonald, she said Student Conduct and Ethical Development are investigating both occurrences and will address any problematic behaviors.
Feinsmith said USF Hillel is working closely with the university to address the situation.
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